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DTSTAMP:20261031T100340Z
DTSTART:20261226T160000Z
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SUMMARY:Feather Fest
LOCATION:Robin Development\, 831 17 Ave SW\, Calgary
DESCRIPTION:Agenda 🗓️ Day 1 – Saturday\, Dec 30\, 2026 Feathered Wel
 come Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Location: The Hatchery Hall\, Birdsong Cen
 tre Audience: All Attendees Description: Morning coffee\, registration\, a
 nd a warm welcome to Feather Fest. Flight School: Founders Nest Time: 10:3
 0 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Skyloft Lounge Audience: Birdpreneurs Descript
 ion: Casual founder networking and stories from the startup nest. Worm Buf
 fet Lunch Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Location: Feather Food Pavilion Audie
 nce: All Attendees Description: Local bites and social pecking. Vegan and 
 GF options available. Opening Ceremony Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Location:
  Main Stage\, Bluejay Theatre Audience: All Attendees Description: Festiva
 l launch with land acknowledgment and sky dance performance. Feathers & Fi
 nance Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Nest Egg Room Audience: Nest Inv
 estors & Birdpreneurs Description: An open Q&A session on startup investme
 nt. Flock Mixer Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Location: Flamingo Lounge Audien
 ce: All Attendees Description: Happy hour with feather-themed cocktails an
 d music. Starling After Dark Time: 7:00 PM – Late Location: Owl’s Perc
 h Rooftop Audience: All Attendees Description: Live DJs\, glowing drinks\,
  and night flight games. 🗓️ Day 2 – Sunday\, December 30\, 2025 Doo
 rs Open + Morning Chirps Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Location: Birdsong Cen
 tre Atrium Audience: All Attendees Description: Coffee\, pastries\, and ca
 sual convos. Nestworking Circles Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Location: Fin
 ch Forum Audience: All Attendees Description: Facilitated circles to meet 
 fellow feathered friends. Bird Brains Unite: DIY Showcase Time: 12:00 PM 
 – 1:30 PM Location: The Workshop Wing Audience: All Attendees Descriptio
 n: Demo tables featuring local innovators and creators. Lunch Break Time: 
 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Location: Your Choice (Food trucks onsite) Audience: A
 ll Attendees Description: Grab a bite from your favourite truck or roost n
 earby. Feather Fest Follies Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Main Stage
 \, Bluejay Theatre Audience: All Attendees Description: Talent showcase wi
 th everything from beatboxing budgies to aerial hooping. Final Flock Fligh
 t Time: 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Location: Main Stage\, Bluejay Theatre Audienc
 e: All Attendees Description: Closing remarks\, thank-yous\, and a confett
 i bird launch. Bird Bath Bash (After-Party) Time: 6:00 PM – Late Locatio
 n: The Aviary (Offsite) Audience: All Attendees Description: Outdoor celeb
 ration with food\, drinks\, and a bubble dance floor. Registration Process
  When you arrive at Birdsong Centre\, follow the colour-coded feather line
 s to your check-in station. Show your ticket and receive your feather pin.
  Registration Hours: Day 1: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Day 2: 9:00 AM – 11:00 
 AM Transportation & Parking Ride-share: ChirpRide (local app)\, Uber Taxi:
  Feather Cab (555-1234) Bus: Line B7 to Birdsong Centre Parking: Nest Lot 
 (behind venue)\, $10/day Local Eats Nearby The Nest Café – Brunch\, Cof
 fee\, Baked Goods Hatchling Tacos – Street-style tacos & corn The Roost 
 – Bistro with prairie plates Birdbath Brewery – Local beer & fried pic
 kles Flightline Pizza – Thin crust & feather-light dough Birds in the ar
 ea Birds that should be around during the festival 1. Resplendent Quetzal 
 – iconic and vibrant\, found in cloud forests 2. Scarlet Macaw – large
 \, brilliantly red parrot 3. Keel-billed Toucan – known for its rainbow-
 colored bill 4. Blue-crowned Motmot – long tail with “racket” tips 5
 . Clay-colored Thrush – Costa Rica’s national bird Seen over the past 
 year 6. Great Currasow – large pheasant-like bird\, often on the forest 
 floor 7. Montezuma Oropendola – nests hang like woven baskets 8. Turquoi
 se-browed Motmot – often seen perched with long tail feathers 9. Collare
 d Aracari – a small toucan with a distinctive bill 10. Green Honeycreepe
 r – small\, bright turquoise bird 11. Fiery-throated Hummingbird – iri
 descent with a glowing throat 12. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird – common and
  feisty 13. White-throated Magpie-Jay – bold\, blue\, and often noisy 14
 . Black Guan – turkey-like and found in highland forests 15. Slaty-taile
 d Trogon – colorful and quiet\, found in lowland rainforest 16. Laughing
  Falcon – snake-eating raptor with a distinct call 17. Bare-throated Tig
 er Heron – often seen along rivers and wetlands 18. Yellow-throated Touc
 an – large and loud 19. Chestnut-mandibled Toucan – same species as ab
 ove\, different name in some areas 20. Snowy Egret – elegant white wader
  with golden feet
URL:https://canadianlocals.ca/calgary/events/feather-fest
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